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HEAD REST.

No. 368,323. Patented Aug. 16, 1887.

NiTED ATENT FFICE,

CHARLES F. OOPNELIUS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND MARK E. SANDFORD, OF SAME PLACE.

H EAD-REST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 368,323, dated August 16. 1887.

Application filed May 14, 1887. Serial No. 238,175.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, CHARLES F. CoRNELIUs, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Head-Rests for RailroadCar Seats; and the following is declared to be a description of the same.

My invention relates to a head-rest that is adapted for use by travelers upon railroad- Io cars. and which hcadrestcan be readily and firmly secured upon the back of a car-seat and afford a comfortable rest for the traveler s head, and when not in use can be placed in a small compass for transportation in a valisc. My improved head rest consists of two parts, made of wood veneer or similar material, and ofpeculiar form. One ofthese parts is adapted to set over and grasp the top edge of the back of a car-seat, and the other part is adapted to slide into and be supported by a groove in the first-named part, and it is finished and upholstered, and supports the head of the trav' eler.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a cross section of the car seat, showing the head-rest in position. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the headrest separate, and Fig. 3 is a crosssection of the head-rest.

The headrest consists of the two parts A B. The part A is made of an inverted-U shape,

and adapted to fit and be'sprung over the upper edge of the back of a car seat, and is made with an upwardlyprojecting lip, A, which is riveted or otherwise secured to the part A, the face being properly evened or finished off flush with the part A at the point of interseo tion.

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The part B is preferably curved of the shape shown, and the upper end is depressed or hollowed at 0 lengthwise to receive the head, and 40 said part B is upholstered with a padded headcushion, C, and the parts A B are separate from each other when carried about from place to place; but when it is desired to use them as a headrest the part A is placed or sprung 5 over the upper edge of the seat-back and the lower end of the part B is pushed into the groove or space formed between the parts A and A, and when in use the shoulders of the partyusing the head-rest will touch the lower end, a, of the part A, and their pressure will tend to hold the head-rest in place.

The parts A, A, and B, I prefer to construct of bent wood veneer, which may in part be perforated to increase its lightness and to add to its-appearance These parts may, however, be constructed of papier mach, celluloid, or other similar well-known substance, and they may be of any desired-or convenient width.

I claim as my invention- The spring clip piece A, composed of a plate bent to pass over and grasp the top edge of the car-seat and having the piece A 0011- nected thereto, there being a pocket between the parts, in combination with the removable head-rest section B, adapted to fit into said pocket and be securely held therein, substantially as specified.

Signed by me this 11th day of May, A. D. 1887.

CHARLES F. CORNELIUS. Vitnesses:

G120. T. PINCKNEY, WILLIAM G. Mo'r'r. 

